[Magdalen] VA ending bishop search

[Scott Knitter]

In our parish conflicts about four years ago, there was at some point a
plan to have help from a Mennonite group...maybe that one. But then we had
help from two consultants with the diocese, IIRC. I think I might be
blocking out some specific memories of that "era." We've healed so much
since then, TBTG (not that there are zero issues, but more usual ones now).

On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 3:59 PM Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> We just received a letter today that the Diocese is suspending its search
> for a suffragan. They are instead going to work on some ongoing issues at
> the diocesan staff level.
>
> Some us are thinking that it’s about time, but I have a question for this
> group.
>
> They letter says they are hoping to work with the Lombard Group, which is
> Mennonite and has a good reputation for this kind of work. But I remember
> hearing at one point—maybe on this list—that they had been unsuccessful in
> working with some group because their model didn’t fit the situation and
> was designed for a different situation altogether.
> Was that information from one of you? I don’t remember; I just know that
> when I saw their name in the letter today, a red flag went up.



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Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA